The statue's design includes carved jewellery, robe, and sash. It also features a unique left-hand gesture across the chest, which is an uncommon representation in Khmer art. An optical electronic ...

Fourteen tall, bronze men glimmer in the Vancouver sun, overlooking the sea at English Bay. The statues, called "A-maze-ing Laughter", are one of the iconic sights in the city. You might have even ...

The statue, located outside of Faneuil Hall ... on the side of the building. The Boston Irish Famine Memorial, at the corner of Washington and School streets, was erected to commemorate the ...

BEIJING – Inside the Taiwan Hall, one of the many cavernous meeting rooms at the Great Hall of the People named after provinces and regions in China, there is a statue that embodies what is ...

There are a good 10 famine areas where that has been declared, where people have no food, where people are dying of hunger. Out of the 10, we only have access to four. So six we, at this point in ...

Instead, he cites reams of evidence to show that famine is not imminent. He also points out that Malthus became less pessimistic after a few years and cheekily observes that “Malthus was not a ...

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors drought, crop production, food prices and other indicators in order to forecast food insecurity in more than 30 countries. Funded by ...

His latest book is Rot: An Imperial History of the Irish Famine. From 1845 to 1851, Irish potato crops were destroyed by a novel pathogen, the fungus-like organism Phytophthora infestans.

In a groundbreaking study led by archaeologist Cecilie Brøns and published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, a fascinating aspect of ancient art has come to light: the use of perfumes and aromatic ...

Construction has begun on a 180-foot statue of the Virgin Mary in Konotopie, Poland. It’s believed that the project, once it is finished, will be the tallest religious structure of its kind ...

The ACLU sent a public records request to Quincy regarding the controversial statues of St. Michael and St. Florian. Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch and City Council President Ian Cain dismissed the ACLU ...